Development and interaction of cultures

Civilization:Indus Valley

Name:Alexis Schuler


Theme
How does this theme apply to your civilization?
Religions
  • a stong concern for fertility reflected highly on the Harappan religion
Belief Systems, philosophies, and ideologies
  • men were superior to women, but still had to treat them with respect
  • believed in the horned fertility god
Science and Technology
  • known the the most complex sewage system of their time.
The arts and architecture
  • self expression would be considered their only form of "arts". they expressed themselves by writing through the Vedas and the Upanishads
  • goldsmiths, potters, weavers, masons, architects, jewelers, artists, and merchants created their own forms or art that soon became popular